Renowned French antiques expert has confessed to a multi-million euro fake furniture scam that started out as a joke.

SINGAPORE – An antique seller sold a customer’s 18th-century vase worth more than $300,000 without his permission, used the proceeds to pay his own debts, and replaced the vase with a fake.

SINGAPORE: An antique seller sold a customer’s 18th-century vase worth more than S$300,000 (US$222,000) without his permission, used the proceeds to pay his debts, and replaced the vase with a fake.